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4,945–4,992 of 563,645 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Mirch Masala ( 1987) 1987 · Feature Mirch Masala (Translation: Hot Spice) is a 1987 Hindi psychological thriller film directed by Ketan Mehta . It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil in the… Internet Archive It's All in Knowing How 1954 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles A teenage boy discovers how good nutrition (i.e. milk products) improves his habits, social life and bowling score. Internet Archive Last Clear Chance, The 1959 · Film · Subtitles This engaging Kodachrome drama (formatted for television broadcast) from the Union Pacific ostensibly deals with safety at railroad grade crossings, but it's… Internet Archive Ghost Writer 1953 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep Ghost Writer * 75. * Season: 2 * Episode: 32 * First Aired: 3/27/1953 Internet Archive Lost Landscapes of Detroit 2 (2011) 2011 · Feature · 1 h 20 min · Subtitles Compilation of historical footage showing life, labor and landscape in Detroit, Michigan (1919-1970s). First shown at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit… Internet Archive The Kennel Murder Case 1933 · Feature · 1 h 24 min · Subtitles Philo Vance investigates one of his most famous locked-room murders. Internet Archive Eva, la Venere selvaggia (1968) 1968 · Feature Eve is a jungle girl brought up by apes. She is captured with a number of apes by a mad scientist, conducting mind control experiments on them. Eventually she… Internet Archive "Judith Of Bethulia" (1914) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1914 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Live Wire, The 1935 · Feature · 58 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Westinghouse Traveler's Choice 66 1966 · Film · Subtitles Promotional film aimed at retail sales outlets of air conditioners; many different models are shown. Trips are promised to successful salespeople. Clips are… Internet Archive Johnny Cool 1963 ★★★ (HD) Crime/Neo-Noir: CC [1:41:29] 1963 · Feature · 1 h 43 min · Subtitles Johnny Cool is a 1963 American neo-noir crime film, directed by William Asher and based on the novel The Kingdom of Johnny Cool by John McPartland, which… Internet Archive That Hamilton Woman 1941 · Feature · 1 h 59 min Title: That Hamilton Woman Summary: The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and… Internet Archive THE TRAMP ( 1915) Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance Feature THE TRAMP (1915) Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Paddy McGuire, Leo White, Ernest Van Pelt, Billy Armstrong, Lloyd Bacon, Bud Jamison Directed by… Internet Archive Último deseo(1976) 1976 · Feature AKA: The People Who Own the Dark A group of rich businessmen and military officers who are partying in an old castle are spared when a nuclear war ravages the… Internet Archive "The Outlaw and His Wife" (1918) starring Victor Sjöström (Seastrom) 1918 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive El Beso De La Mujer Araña ( 1985) 1985 · Feature A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life. Internet Archive Buster Keaton's "The Balloonatic" (1923) 1923 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Dickson Experimental Sound Film Short This short film was a test for Edison's "Kinetophone" project, the first attempt in history to record sound and moving image in synchronization. This was an… Internet Archive Boulder Dam (Part I) 1931 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Shows the beginning of construction on the Hoover Dam (later called Boulder Dam) project in southern Nevada. With excellent footage of Boulder City, the model… Internet Archive The Chase (1946, USA) Peter Lorre, Robert Cummings - Film Noir Full Movie 1946 · Feature The Chase is a 1946 American film noir directed by Arthur Ripley , featu ring Peter Lorre and Robert Cummings. The screenplay by Philip Yordan is based on… Internet Archive 1933 - Die Nuernberger Reichsparteitage der NSDAP aus den Jahren 1927, 1929 und 1933 (1h 26m, 352x272) Feature · 1 h 26 min · Subtitles 1933 - Die Nuernberger Reichsparteitage der NSDAP aus den Jahren 1927, 1929 und 1933 (1h 26m, 352x272) Internet Archive The Green Cockatoo 1937 colorized (John Mills) 1937 · Feature A nightclub entertainer (John Mills) finds himself embroiled in a web of intrigue and danger following the murder of his brother, witnessed by a young woman… Internet Archive Woman on the Run 1950 colorized (Ann Sheridan) 1950 · Feature When a painter (Ross Elliott) goes on the run after witnessing a gangland murder, his wife (Ann Sheridan) suspects that he may really be running away from… Internet Archive "Ghost of the Canyon" (1920) starring Helen Gibson 1920 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive "The Female of the Species" (1912) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1912 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive White Nights - Le notti bianche (1957) Short · 9 min Synopsis Marcello Mastroianni, as a lonely city transplant, and Maria Schell, as a sheltered girl haunted by a loverâs promise, meet by chance on a canal… Internet Archive 1937 - Echo der Heimat - Ein Tatsachenbericht aus Deutschland - Fuenfte Folge (42m 40s, 352x256) Feature · 42 min · Subtitles 1937 - Echo der Heimat - Ein Tatsachenbericht aus Deutschland - Fuenfte Folge (42m 40s, 352x256) Internet Archive Love Is Forever (1983) Feature · 1 h 30 min The true story of an Australian news photographer and his heroic rescue of the girl he loves from a country torn by war and tyranny. Mystic Nights Videos Internet Archive Street Hawk The Complete Series 1985 · TV The Complete Series of Street Hawk Jesse Mach, a former motorcycle cop who was injured in the line of duty, is recruited for a top-secret government mission… Internet Archive "Assembling A Generator" (1904) cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1904 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Twin Husbands 1933 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles Those who chose John Miljan to impersonate a missing man discover that he is more resourceful than they bargained for. Internet Archive When You Know 1936 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles The parallels between safe flying and safe driving. With footage of Army Air Force cadets studying Morse Code, having their reaction time and depth perception… Internet Archive "The Cameraman" (1928) starring Buster Keaton and Marceline Day 1928 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Nightkill(1980) 1980 · Feature A woman's lover poisons her cruel husband, a rich businessman, in front of her. She becomes more terrified when she finds the lover dead as well. A police… Internet Archive Battle of the Worlds 1961 · Feature · 1 h 23 min Title: Battle of the Worlds Summary: A runaway asteroid dubbed "The Outsider" mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying… Internet Archive Watch With Mother - The Woodentops (Horseshoe) 1958 · TV · 14 min · Subtitles British show for young children first shown as part of the ‘Watch with Mother’ strand. First transmitted on the BBC on the 14th March 1958. Puppet voices… Internet Archive My Gun Is Quick 1957 · Feature Title: My Gun Is Quick Summary: A private detective helps a prostitute being assaulted, and notices that she is wearing a very unique ring. She is later found… Internet Archive The Night of the Generals (1967) 1967 · Feature The Night of the Generals is a war drama-mystery film set during World War II, specifically in Nazi-occupied Europe. The film intertwines a murder mystery… Internet Archive Human Voice, The Film · Subtitles animation of larynx and voicebox animation of vocal chords animation of resonance space when different speech sounds are vocalized Internet Archive "Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup" (1904) cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1904 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Gift of Green 1946 · Film · Subtitles Explains through animation the process of photosynthesis. Discusses its importance to our daily lives. 13:00:50 Color - lots of shots of trees and plants… Internet Archive Notorious_But_Nice Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles Dick and Jenny are in love, but the lawyer who controls Dick's sizable inheritance will do anything to keep them apart, including framing Jenny for murder.… Internet Archive Meet Boston Blackie 1941 colorized (Chester Morris) 1941 · Feature When reformed thief Boston Blackie is framed for a murder on an ocean liner docking in New York, the trail to exonerate himself leads to Coney Island and a… Internet Archive Devil Of The Desert Against the Son of Hercules Feature Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules , originally known as Anthar l'invincibile ( Anthar the Invincible ) and Soraya Reina Del Desierto ( Soraya,… Internet Archive Dating: Do's and Don'ts 1949 · Film · Subtitles Shows the progress of the date, from choosing the right girl and asking her through the last "good night." Internet Archive Two-Gun Man From Harlem Feature · 1 h · Subtitles This is a B-western with an all-black cast that includes Spencer Williams and Mantan Moreland. Mantan's part isn't large, but he does have some very telling… Internet Archive Story of G.I. Joe 1945 · Feature · 1 h 49 min Title: Story of G.I. Joe Summary: During WW2, Pulitzer prize winner and war correspondent Ernie Pyle joins the army and writes articles about his comrades in… Internet Archive Passport to Suez 1943 colorized (Warren William) 1943 · Feature Michael Lanyard (Warren William), a reformed jewel thief once known as the Lone Wolf, agrees to go to Alexandria, Egypt, to help the Allied cause during World…